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Green Horizons_Food Matters

Globally, more than 25% of food produced is wasted. In Ireland we waste about 750,000 tonnes of food each year, according to current best estimates. Growing, processing and transporting food uses a huge amount of resources, such as land, water, energy and…

Green Horizons_Protecting Biodiversity

Climate change is playing an increasingly important role in the decline of biodiversity. Climate change has altered marine, terrestrial, and freshwater ecosystems around the world. It has caused the loss of local species, increased diseases, and driven mass mortality of plants and…